Westside Gazette back issues from August 2007:
Activists, city determine future of Umoja Village site
Aug 02, 2007; ... Last week, the Umoja Village activists gained a little more ground in persuading the City of Miami to give them the land in Liberty City where "Shantytown" once stood. The activists want the land so they can partner up with a nonprofit organization and build housing for the homeless. However, ...
National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives held its 31st annual training conference and exhibition
Aug 02, 2007; ... The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) held its 31st annual training conference and exhibition this week at the Broward County Convention Center, in Fort Lauderdale. Eleven hundred attended, including 15 international members from Jamaica, the Bahamas and ...
Is Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on his way out?
Aug 02, 2007; ... By a 22-17 margin, the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) voted July 25th to bring contempt of Congress citations against White House Chief of Staff Joshua B. Bolten and former White House counsel Harriet Miers for their failure to respond to subpoenas to appear before a Congressional inquiry into ...
Good health depends on you and you depend on good health
Aug 02, 2007; ... Your greatest wealth is your health! Preventive health care and regular health screenings are the fundamentals of good health. While the issue of universal healthcare reverberates in the early presidential debates, more than 52 percent of minorities have NO health insurance. The fact ...
Sidney C. Calloway to receive Urban League of Broward County Humanitarian Award
Aug 02, 2007; ... The Urban League of Broward County (ULBC) has selected Fort Lauderdale attorney Sidney C. Calloway, a partner in the government law practice group of Shutts & Bowen LLP, as the recipient of the 2007 Margaret Roach Humanitarian Award for inspiring change and demonstrating ongoing leadership ...
Study reveals major flaws with e-voting systems nationwide
Aug 02, 2007; ... A team of computer experts led by Computer Science Professor Matthew A. Bishop from the University of California, Davis, has found 15 security related problems associated with three of the four largest electronic voting systems used in California and throughout the country - Diebold Election ...
Playing cards could help solve 'cold cases'
Aug 02, 2007; ... Florida has distributed 85,000 "Cold Case" card decks to prisoners, hoping inmates will do more than just play cards, but also help them solve murder cases and locate missing people and criminals. According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), the state is the first in the ...
U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings introduces legislation that encourages community college-based re-entry programs
Aug 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) recently introduced the Path to Success Act, legislation which will promote community-centered partnerships to combat gang violence. "The Path to Success Act serves as an important piece of legislation to address a ...
Bonding in honor of women
Aug 02, 2007; ... On July 28, People For Change. Inc., (PFCI) a non-profit organization in Hallandale Beach, and The National Association of the Mother and Daughter Bonding Network, Inc. (NAMDBNI) partnered recently to host mothers and daughters for an afternoon workshop of renewed relationship bonding in honor ...
IN4MATION
Aug 02, 2007; ... Rocket is back to hip you as to what is really fiappening and to broaden your perspective as to the world around us. Some of the issues are not "sexy" but they are necessary to know about in order for us to think and grow together as a strong force not to be "played." Stay with me brothers and ...
Bryant slaps FAMU on the way out!!!
Aug 02, 2007; ... Frank(ly) Speaking Castell Bryant, former interim president of Florida A&M University, seems not to have heard the wisdom of the saying, "If you cannot say something good about a person, then say nothing atalir In an interview on July 23, Bryant took the time and opportunity to give ...
The Gantt Report
Aug 02, 2007; ... Black newspapers and other Black media have been parroting the white press to an extent by repeating what they read in majority media about dog fighting. However, this column is not about dog fighting, it is about dogs and Black people. As a Black man in America, I have been a ...
U.S. House passes Underground Railroad Legislation; takes significant step toward preserving history
Aug 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1239, the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Reauthorization Act of 2007 ...a little-noticed but significant step toward preserving the Underground Railroad, this week. "The House stood up for America's history ...
U.S. military officials: Nearly half of Iraqi insurgents coming from Saudi Arabia not Iran, Syria
Aug 02, 2007; ... In the meantime, thousands of reconstruction projects are being ignored by PM Nouri al-Maliki's government, and stand idle or are dysfunctional. Just as the U.S. government prepares to finalize a $20 billion arms deal to assist Saudi Arabia in offsetting Middle Eastern aggression by ...
Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Training offering a pre-application training course
Aug 02, 2007; ... The City of Fort Lauderdale Fire-Rescue Department, in an effort to diversify its staff to reflect the demographics of the City of Fort Lauderdale, is offering a pre-application training course to ready minorities and women for its application process. The free classes are held weekly at Bass ...
A graduation gift to remember from mom: A trip to Alaska for Nicholas
Aug 02, 2007; ... Lydia Harris, 49, of Sunrise, recently returned from Alaska, a graduation gift she promised her son, Nicholas Curry, rewarding his unrelenting journey to complete high school. The destination was chosen mainly for its reputation of unique geological studies and finds. Harris noticed that ...
The Links, Inc., Fort Lauderdale Chapter is proud to present five distinguished ladies as new members of their organization
Aug 02, 2007; ... Link Gwendolyn Wooten Smith, president of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter is proud to announce the induction of five distinguished ladies as new members of their chapter. These new Links are outstanding leaders in their communities and in their chosen professions. Link Leontine J. Butler, ...
Broward County Health Department urges residents to protect themselves against mosquito-borne illness
Aug 02, 2007; ... BROWARD COUNTY-During this current rainy season, officials at the Broward County Health Department are reminding the public how important it is to eliminate mosquito-breeding sources and to take precautions against mosquito bites. West Nile Virus (a strain of encephalitis), St. Louis ...
Hasting hits two homers for South Florida in House Transportation - Appropriations bill
Aug 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, DC - The House of Representatives late last week passed the Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2008 after adopting two amendments authored by U.S. Representative Alcee L. Hastings (Fla.-23), which, if signed into law, will ...
Go online for direct deposit and change of address
Aug 02, 2007; ... Social Security "Even when change is necessary or desirable, making changes can be difficult. Here then is some useful advice for any Social security beneficiary who is thinking about opening a new bank account or changing banks and who may need to change the direct deposit of ...
National foreclosure rate skyrocketing - two million homes in foreclosure; real estate analysts don't see much let-up over the next couple of years
Aug 02, 2007; ... Millions of acres of brand new, pastel colored tract homes with hip and ridge shingle roofing cover the sun-splashed landscape between Interstate 95 and the Florida Everglades. What were once swamps teeming with water moccasins and alligators were magically transformed almost overnight into ...
Students learn how to do business through the Honey Project
Aug 02, 2007; ... Jovan Dushner, 18, of Fort Lauderdale, has earned the opportunity to live his dream as a business owner. After completing the 12-week Junior Achievement Youth Entrepreneurship Program (JAYEP), a program in partnership with the Minority E-Commerce Association (MECA), he was selected to advance to ...
'I Think I Love My Wife' on DVD
Aug 02, 2007; ... 'I Think I Love My Wife' on DVD CENTURY CITY, CA Successful businessman Richard Cooper's been happily married for seven years ... or so he thinks. Faced with the temptation of a new "friend" who happens to be alluring, free-spirited and painfully sexy, he must keep telling himself ... I ...
The Last Mimzy on infinifilm(TM) DVD, from New Line Home Entertainment
Aug 02, 2007; ... The Last Mimzy on infinifilm(TM) DVD, from New Line Home Entertainment LOS ANGELES, CA Step into a world where a child holds the power to alter the future of all mankind as the magical family adventure, The Last Mimzy, arrives on infinifilm(TM) DVD from New Line Home Entertainment. Based ...
FAMU Radio and television director awarded broadcasting fellowship
Aug 02, 2007; ... TALLAHASSEE, FL Keith Miles, Director of Radio and Television at Florida A&M University, has been awarded a 2007-08 National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation Fellowship for its Broadcast Leadership Training Program. "I am extremely excited and honored to be considered for ...
'Talk to Me,' the mouth that roared in 60's D.C.
Aug 02, 2007; ... 'Talk to Me,' the mouth that roared in 60's D.C. Business Exchange "Gimme a call - if you disagree, tell me like a man. I'm tired of hearing fools complaining in barber chairs and beauty shops. Let your opinion out!" - Petey Greene, - Black shock jock At the height of his ...
Funeral for Chauncey Bailey, murdered Oakland Post editor laid to rest
Aug 09, 2007; ... It was 1973 when Chauncey Bailey asked his journalism teacher at Merritt College for some career advice that would change the coverage of Black American issues in Oakland and make Bailey a noted and constant presence in print, radio and television there for the past 15 years. At the ...
From Sixth Street to Sistrunk Boulevard: After 60 years, Burrows Electric still illuminating Broward's Black community
Aug 09, 2007; ... A great deal has changed along the Sistrunk corridor since 1948, when George Burrows, Sr. borrowed $500 from a local business owner to open Burrow's Electric. Although many businesses have come and gone in the predominantly Black Fort Lauderdale neighborhood where Burrows grew up, Broward ...
Fired Miami police officer beats departmentrule, maybe reinstated
Aug 09, 2007; ... Two years ago, April Hardemon was fired from her job as a Miami police officer because her boyfriend was a convict; but she may be returning to work soon. A Miami-Dade appeals court overturned the Miami Police Department's decision to fire Hardemon for violating a department rule - which many ...
Which bite is the most vicious? It's a doggone mess
Aug 09, 2007; ... When vicious dogs were forced on Black life years ago, it was to protect society. Now, when you allow vicious dogs to fight themselves, we cry foul. Certainly, we're not agreeing with Michael Vicks' alleged behavior, but most Black folks love their dogs just like others do. The latest ...
Crew named Advocate of the Year
Aug 09, 2007; ... MIAMI - Schools Superintendeçt Rudolph F. Crew was recently presented the Visiting International Faculty (VIF) International Education Advocate of the Year award. The award is given to the educator who, through outstanding contributions and commitment to international education has furthered the ...
Is America's aging infrastructure a disaster waiting to happen?
Aug 09, 2007; ... "When you throw the switch & the power doesn't come on; when you turn your faucet & clean water doesn't come out, then you pay attention tO it. That's too late." - Patrick Natale, American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE) The Aug. 1st collapse of the eight-lane, 1-35 bridge over ...
City, County officilas help break ground on Lafayette Plaza apartments, new affordable rental development in Little Haiti
Aug 09, 2007; ... MIAMI, FL - City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz and City Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones, District 5, joined Miami-Dade County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, Congress-woman Carrie Meek, and Mark Plonskier, president of the Gatehouse Companies, for the official groundbreaking of Lafayette Plaza ...
Rock 'n' Roll icon Lloyd Price brings personality back to the South with Lawdy Miss Clawdys Sweet Potato Cookies
Aug 09, 2007; ... Rock n' Roll Legend Llyod Price (singer of such classic hits including Stagger Lee, Personality, and of course, Lawdy Miss Clawdy) is about to partner with America's largest store, Wal-Mart Supercenters, to provide a healthier alternative to snacking. What is it? One of the South's most ...
Happy Birthday to our Mother Yvonne Francis Henry August 9, 2007
Aug 09, 2007; ... She keeps an eye on everyone in her household, and keeps them all busy and productive. Her children respect and bless her; her husband joins in with words of praise: "Many women have done wonderful things, but you've outclassed them all!" Charm can mislead and beauty soon ...
IN4MATION
Aug 09, 2007; ... The Rocket Man is blasting off with the latest "hot" news for you to use. Rocket is in and out and all around town to find out what is really going on. If it's written here, you can take it to the in4mation bank .....blast off is now. THEY TELL US ANYTHING The one thing that ...
Misinformation about the Means to Recovery
Aug 09, 2007; ... Recently, survivors of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were given false hope when inaccurate information about an American Red Cross initiative hit the streets via emails, on-line postings and syndicated radio programs. The misinformation about the Means to Recovery initiative caused many survivors ...
James F. Notter appointed Superintendent of Broward County Public Schools
Aug 09, 2007; ... The School Board of Broward County, Florida recently voted unanimously to appoint James F. Notter Superintendent of Schools. Notter becomes the 18th permanent leader in the 91-year history of Broward County Public Schools, the nation's sixth-largest public school district and the largest fully ...
Board approves changes in school attendance policy
Aug 09, 2007; ... Regular school attendance is vitally important to a student's academic achievement. For that reason and in order to meet a requirement set by the state that school districts establish a definition of a "pattern of non-attendance," changes to the District's attendance policy were adopted by ...
New Mount Olive youth get krunked-up with music workshop and concert
Aug 09, 2007; ... Jessica Shaw, 16, of Fort Lauderdale, was seeking an experience to praise and worship God with other teenagers when she accepted the invitation to attended Krunked Up!, a three-day workshop held recently at Mount Olive Baptist Church, during which the controversial issues of hip-hop and gospel ...
Publix pharmacies launch free prescription drug program
Aug 09, 2007; ... LAKELAND, FL - Publix Super Markets is offering a free prescription drug program at its 684 Publix pharmacies for the following oral antibiotics: 1. Amoxicillin 2. Cephalexin 3. Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim (SMZ-TMP) 4. Ciprofloxacin (excluding ciprofloxacin ...
Broward County Health Department offers immunizations
Aug 09, 2007; ... BROWARD COUNTY - The Broward County Health Department (BCHD) will offer immunizations for children of all ages (birth to 18 years of age). Children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Parent or legal guardian should remember to bring the child's immunization ...
President poised to veto children's health insurance program-says too costly & an attempt to institute universal health insurance
Aug 09, 2007; ... President George Bush is promising to veto the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) - passed by Congress in 1997 and enacted as Title XXI of the Social Security Act - when the program, which sunsets at the end of September, crosses his desk for signing. SCHIP currently covers 6.6 ...
Chuck OO Soul passes
Aug 09, 2007; ... Charles "Chuck-OO-Sou" Carter was born March 26,1934 in Huntington, West Virginia. Over the years, Chuck was involved in several business ventures, including Chuck'sOO-Soul Bar-B-Q. He was also a member of the International Longshoremen's Association. In 1988 he moved to Belle ...
Broward Boys & Girls Club 'Soundmasters' celebrate Gold Coast Roller Rink's 60th anniversary with a special skate
Aug 09, 2007; ... When Joe Latona planned his grand re-openning and the 60th Anniversary of the Gold Coast Roller Rink (GCRR) with a party and celebrities, he made 99 JAMZ a part of his advertizing plan. But he did not expect the Reitman Unit, Broward Boys & Girls club would supply the icing on the birthday ...
New Mount Olive Celebrative Art Series presents the legendary Clark Sisters
Aug 09, 2007; ... Known for their contemporary sound, the Clark Sisters of Detroit, Mich, have been a mainstay in gospel music. Trained by their mother, Dr. Mattie Moss Clark, president of the Church of God In Christ (COGIC) Music Department, the sisters have left an indelible impression on the hearts of gospel ...
K-VILLE premiering on FOX
Aug 09, 2007; ... Premiering this fall on FOX is K-VILLE, a heroic police drama set - and filmed - in New Orleans. Two years after Katrina, parts of the city are still in chaos, but hope has emerged. Battling an upsurge of violence, understaffmg of police forces and a lack of crime labs and other facilities, the ...
Third annual Singer Dream Workshop & Showcase in Deerfield Beach features local talent
Aug 09, 2007; ... Saturday, Aug. 24-25 will bring to Deerfield Beach a weekend of music and singing by students of internationaaly acclaimed singer/ teacher Gene Townels with the third annual Singer Dream Workshop & Shwocase. The "Singer's Dream" Workshop & Showcase is designed to educate, inspire ...
Touchstone Pictures gives audiences worldwide the chance to 'Step Up' again to once-in-a-lifetime movie and soundtrack roles
Aug 09, 2007; ... Building on the phenomenal success of Step Up, Touchstone Pictures is giving fans across the country an opportunity to be part of the sequel, Step Up 2 The Streets. Users have three ways to be a part of the movie for a priceless chance to: 1. Display their talent as a solo dancer on the ...
Liberty City Seven: FBI entrapped us
Aug 09, 2007; ... When Narseal Batiste and six of his followers were arrested last year on charges of conspiring to blow up Chicago's Sears Tower and several federal buildings, a Miami religious group stepped forward and told the FBI that it was a ploy to extort money from al Qaeda, and not a terror plot to ...
Seeking help from a Financial Advisor
Aug 09, 2007; ... Only one in 10 Americans have a written financial plan, yet overcoming their financial concerns tops the 'wish lists" among the majority of adults nationwide, according to a national survey by American Express Financial Advisors. The survey also shows that Americans spend more time worrying ...
Commence Bank to build new store in Browand County
Aug 09, 2007; ... WEST PALM BEACH, FL - Commerce Bank, "America's Most Convenient Bank," continues construction of its newest Broward County store, located in The Walk on University Drive, (between Sample Road and Royal Palm Boulevard) in Coral Springs. Scheduled to open in September, the new location ...
Raleigh Rawls paved the way as the lawyer for the common man
Aug 16, 2007; ... From Sixth Street to Sistrunk Boulevard For most little Black boys growing up during the Depression, life didn't hold out much promise; the career options for most ranged from becoming common laborers to perhaps a job in the field of education, at best. Things would be different ...
Millions in federal dollars to be released to tear down Dunbar Village & build brand new housing complex in its place
Aug 16, 2007; ... For years, Dunbar Village - an eyesore set in a blighted neighborhood bordered by freight train tracks and industrial warehouses seemed to matter little to anyone but drug dealers, prostitutes and residents who had the misfortune of having to dwell in the low-income, crime-ridden apartment ...
The sorry state of America's health care system
Aug 16, 2007; ... We may be the wealthiest nation on earth with the most opulent homes, luxury cars, latest gadgets and electronic toys, but the sad reality is that we are extremely 'impoverished' when it comes to healthcare and overall life expectancy. According to the US Census Bureau and the National ...
de Press is depressing
Aug 16, 2007; ... Mainstream media outlets are designed to reach large audiences as a means of dissemination of facts, opinions, entertainment, advertising, propaganda and other information. No doubt, the media has the power to influence our culture and the ability to shape our views and even perceptions of ...
Miami selected to receive $62.9 million in federal funding for I-95
Aug 16, 2007; ... MIAMI-Recently, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced that it has selected Miami as an Urban Partner and will be providing $62.9 million in federal funding to improve Interstate 95. Under the Urban Partnership Agreement (UPA), the DOT works with urban partners in order to ...
Democrats called on government to increase minority advertising contracts
Aug 16, 2007; ... WASHINGTON, DC Recently, leading Senate and House Democrats urged federal agencies to take an active role in increasing the amount of federal advertising contracts awarded to disadvantaged and minority-owned businesses. Their action comes in response to a report by the Government Accountability ...
Women In Distress domestic violence center
Aug 16, 2007; ... Women In Distress of Broward County, Inc. (WID) is the only nationally accredited, certified domestic violence center serving Broward County. The agen-cy's new Social Change Department (established in 2006) is challenged with educating our community about domestic violence and fostering ...
Adjustments made to voting machines; more hacker-proof
Aug 16, 2007; ... Last week Florida's elections chief said the state would allow Diebold Election Systems to sell new voting machine; after the company made improvements to its software to make it more hacker-proof and election record makes it more difficult to electronically change results undetected. Diebold ...
New joint explorers program to expose Lauderdale Lakes teens to positive values and role models
Aug 16, 2007; ... LAUDERDALE LAKES, FL - The law enforcement and fire rescue professionals of Lauderdale Lakes are always looking for ways to expose local teenagers to positive values and role models. The recent creation of a joint Broward Sheriffs Office (BSO) Law Enforcement/Fire Rescue Explorers program now ...
Rare letter for sale: Pardon of Black Underground Railroad hero
Aug 16, 2007; ... PHILADELHIA, PA - A letter that documents President Franklin Pierce's pardon of a Black man who harbored slaves went up for sale this week. The 1854 presidential pardon, which is valued at $75,000, grants clemency to Noah C. Hanson, who was convicted three years earlier of stowing two ...
Sudan peace accords unraveling over oil - Africa's largest country drawing perilously close to all-out civil war again
Aug 16, 2007; ... "The anticipated disputes over borders, national resources, and the census could assume violent proportions and set the stage for a descent into war. " - Sudan analyst, John Young The 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), hammered out in 2005 between the central government of ...
Compact fluorescent lamps and tubes contain mercury
Aug 16, 2007; ... Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and fluorescent tubes contain small amounts of mercury, a chemical that is harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly. As compact fluorescent lamps become increasingly popular in homes and businesses (they use about 75 percent less energy and last up ...
Benjamin Alvin Drew, Jr. (Colonel, USAF) NASA Astronaut
Aug 16, 2007; ... He was born Nov. 5, 1962 in Washington, D.C. Single. His parents, Muriel and Benjamin Drew, Sr., reside in Fort Washington, Md. Drew received his commission as a Second Lieutenant from the United States Air Force Academy in May 1984. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training - Helicopter at Fort ...